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Occupations in Demand

Which jobs are in demand?

Learn more about job availability and wages for careers in your region. The following careers are currently in demand in various regions across the state. The regions represented are the 6 planning areas in Minnesota as defined by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).

Short-term demand is defined as the combination of recently reported vacancies and relatively low unemployment levels.

Sort the table by clicking on the column header. Use the dropdown box to change the region. Get more information by clicking an occupation title or wage.

287 occupations found

Occupation Title Wage Need help? Median wage means the point at which half of all workers in the occupation earn less and half earn more. New employees are usually in the "earn less" half.
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Medical Secretaries
22.938509615384614
$22.938509615384614  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
23.206682692307695
$23.206682692307695  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
23.896971153846152
$23.896971153846152  
four stars High School or less Southeast
General Office Clerks
21.692014423076923
$21.692014423076923  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers
42.88684134615385
$42.88684134615385  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Carpenters
29.405850961538462
$29.405850961538462  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Paving Equipment Operators
40.31383173076923
$40.31383173076923  
three stars High School or less Southeast
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
37.194427884615386
$37.194427884615386  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Glaziers
32.87295673076923
$32.87295673076923  
three stars High School or less Southeast
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
37.720951923076925
$37.720951923076925  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Sheet Metal Workers
30.14099519230769
$30.14099519230769  
three stars High School or less Southeast
Highway Maintenance Workers
27.75176923076923
$27.75176923076923  
four stars High School or less Southeast
Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
37.78697596153847
$37.78697596153847  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Automotive Body Repairers
24.21475480769231
$24.21475480769231  
four stars High School or less Southeast
Bus and Truck Mechanics
29.894759615384615
$29.894759615384615  
four stars High School or less Southeast
Machinery Maintenance Workers
28.86338942307692
$28.86338942307692  
three stars High School or less Southeast
Maintenance and Repair Workers
24.389139423076927
$24.389139423076927  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
32.942197115384616
$32.942197115384616  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
22.90672596153846
$22.90672596153846   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
four stars High School or less Southeast
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
23.3175625
$23.3175625  
three stars High School or less Southeast
Food Batchmakers
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators
20.085971153846153
$20.085971153846153  
four stars High School or less Southeast
Multiple Machine Tool Operators
22.15519230769231
$22.15519230769231  
four stars High School or less Southeast
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
25.036067307692306
$25.036067307692306  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Operators
22.971855769230768
$22.971855769230768  
four stars High School or less Southeast
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
22.726355769230768
$22.726355769230768  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Woodworking Machine Operators
21.19323076923077
$21.19323076923077  
four stars High School or less Southeast
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
32.25579326923077
$32.25579326923077  
three stars High School or less Southeast
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
31.098432692307693
$31.098432692307693  
three stars High School or less Southeast
Chemical Equipment Operators
22.721346153846156
$22.721346153846156  
four stars High School or less Southeast
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Operators
24.234432692307692
$24.234432692307692  
four stars High School or less Southeast
Mixing and Blending Machine Operators
23.668278846153843
$23.668278846153843  
three stars High School or less Southeast
Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators
25.186375
$25.186375  
three stars High School or less Southeast
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Operators
20.70223076923077
$20.70223076923077  
three stars High School or less Southeast
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
23.883716346153847
$23.883716346153847  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators
18.973701923076923
$18.973701923076923  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Production Helpers
18.648038461538462
$18.648038461538462  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Driver/Sales Workers
14.243081730769232
$14.243081730769232  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Light Truck or Delivery Drivers
22.39270673076923
$22.39270673076923  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Lifeguards and Ski Patrollers
14.014831730769231
$14.014831730769231  
three stars High School or less Southeast
Fast Food Cooks
13.607802884615385
$13.607802884615385  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
18.994644230769232
$18.994644230769232  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Restaurant Cooks
18.185615384615385
$18.185615384615385  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Short Order Cooks
18.356466346153844
$18.356466346153844  
three stars High School or less Southeast
Food Preparation Workers
15.668067307692308
$15.668067307692308  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Bartenders
13.065100961538462
$13.065100961538462  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Waiters and Waitresses
11.708341346153846
$11.708341346153846  
five stars High School or less Southeast
Nonrestaurant Food Servers
15.552495192307692
$15.552495192307692  
four stars High School or less Southeast
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants
14.276134615384615
$14.276134615384615  
five stars High School or less Southeast
 
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